Gas-heated radiator.



J. F. MAGEE & C. B. HINDON.

GAS HEATED- RADIATOR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. re. 1915,

1,2%3,%. Patented. Oct. 16, 1917.

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GAS HEATED RADIATOR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. l6. I915.

Patented. Oct. 16, 1917.

SHEETS-SHEET 2 WITNESSES sf l W ATTORNEYS ETEE gTAS ATNT JAMES F. MAGEE AND CHARLES B. HINDON, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YOEK.

' GAS-HEATED RADIATOR;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 16, 1915. Serial No. 8,687.

CHARLES B. HINDON, citizens of the United States, and residents of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Gas- Heatcd Radiator, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object the production of a gas heated radiatorwhioh is particularly simple in construction and highly eilicient in use and in which the gas is mixed with air after leaving the jets, and also automatic means for controlling the flow of gas.

In describing this invention, reference is' had to the accompanying drawings, in which like characters designate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of one embodiment of this radiator.

Fig. 2 is a section on line A A, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on line -BB, Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the automatic regulator.

A designates the radiator which is composed of a plurality of sections 1 connected together at 2, 3 at their tops and bottoms,

zontally below the sections 1 and having suitable jets 7 on its upper side.

As here shown, the legs 4, 5 are formed of opposing sections which are clamped together by screws 8, these sections having channels 9 between them which clamp peripheral flanges 10 on the end sections 1, the channels 9 forming seats for the flanges 10.

In radiators of this class, the air is usually mixed witlrthe gas before it is burned, as in Bunsen burners, or the jets are practically open to outer air, but in our radiator, the air inlets are arranged so that the luminous flame gas burners or jets produce the ordinary illuminating flame and the air is automatically controlled in its flow, is preheated and burned in the illuminating flame.

The burners are located below and in line with the spaces between the radiator sections and directly below the hubs or projections 23 between the sections which hubs connect the sections together, and the air inlets are arranged so that the air lows to the jets only in such quantity as is needed and a general inrnsh of air is bullied by the arrangement of the air inlets. In

take a tortuous outer air,

bottom and has a other words, the air inlets are arranged so that the air passing therethrough is controlled by the jets or the burning at the jets. In this embodiment of our invention, the air is taken in at the sides of the jets and is preheated and caused to take a course contrary to its natural tendency to flow, and as here shown the air is caused to passage downwardly, over the heated sides of the combustion chamber in which the jets'are located and then in wardly below the jets.

The combustion chamber in which the jets are located is partly inclosed by inner and outer walls, the spaces between which open at their lower ends into the interior of the chamber and at their upper ends into the thus forming a tortuous passage.

In this embodiment of our invention, the lower ends ofthe radiator sections are in- Patented @ct. 16, 1917.

closed by a casing 11 which is open at its perforated top 12 extending between the sections 1. The intermediate portion of the casing 11 contracts at 11 to conform to the lower ends of the sections 1 and said casing engages at its ends beads or flanges 13 formed on the opposing faces of the legs4, 5. The lower portion of this casing includes opposing walls 14 depending from the contracting wall 11 said walls 11 "being located entirely beneath the sections 1.

Owing to the arrangement of the luminous flame as burners, the air inlets and the perforate top, the luminous flames, which roduce radiant in eontradistinction to con uctive heat, are caused to spread out over a greater area than under ordinary conditions and hence have a greater effective heating area on the sections, and without impinging the sections, as when blue flame or Bunsen burners producing conductive heat are used.

The walls 14 are held in position by lugs 15 arranged von opposing faces of the legs 4, 5. The bottom of the chamber inclosed by the casing 11 includes a pan 16 held in position by lugs 17 on the opposim faces of the legs 4. 5, the side walls of the pan being spaced apart from and located outside of the walls 11 and said walls 14 terminating short of the bottom of the pan. The upper edgesv posing sides of which are formed by caps 2 walls of the pan and into the jet chamber below the horizontal plane of the jets. By this arrangement, the walls 14 are heated by the jets and become hot and the air entering at the top of the side walls of the pan passes downwardly to the bottom of the pan and under the lower edges of the walls 14 and becomes heated when contacting the walls 14.

By spacing the walls 14, and the side walls of the pan 16, the proper distance, the correct amount of air can be obtained to work most efliciently with the jets 7 In operation, the air enters the air inlets, mingles or burns in the flames of the jets 7 and the heated air passes upwardly in contact with the radiator sections and heats the water therein and passes upwardly through the perforated top wall and against the sides of the sections. Owing to the arrangement of the air inlets, the jets have as great heat ing effect, as in burners in which the air is mixed with the gas in the burner, without the ill effects such as deterioration of the burners.

The automatic means for regulating the flow of the gas comprises a body formed with two chambers which when the regulator is assembled are disconnected from each other, that is, they are out of communica tion with each other one chamber being connected to the interior of the radiator and having pressure operated means located therein, the other chamber being connected in the gas supply pipe and having an inlet and an outlet for the gas, a valve located in the latter chamber, and means connecting the pressure operated means and the valve.

Referring to Fig. 4, 18 designates the body, and 19, 20 the chambers at opposite ends of the body, the chamber 19 being connected by means of a nipple 21 to one of the radiator sections 1, the chamber 20 having an inlet 22 and outlet 23 for the gas, and the chambers being arranged in arial alinement at opposite ends of the body. The pressure means within the chamber 19 is an ordinary diaphragm 24.

As here shown, the body 18 is provided at its opposite ends with heads 25 and 26 which form' sides of the chambers 19, 20, the og- 28 secured. to the heads by screws or in any other manner.

As here shown, the margin of the diaphragm 24 is clamped between the margins of the head 25 and the cap 27 and the head 26 screw threads into the body 18.

29 is a stem extending axially of the body into the chambers 19, 20, one end of said stem being connected to the diaphragm 24 and the other end having a valve head 30 located in the chamber 20 and operating to control the flow of gas therethrough by opening and closing the inlet 22. The stem is 30 more or less causing normally held in such position that the valve 30 is opened by means of a spring 31 encircling the body and bearing at one end against an abutment 32 screw threaded on the body for the purpose of adjusting the tension of the spring, and bearing at its other end against arms 33 extending latera115 from the stem 29 through slots 34 in the b0 y.'

In operation, when the pressure against the diaphragm 24 is suflicient to overcome the tension of the spring 31, the valve 30 will be pressed toward its seat and when the temperature lowers and hence the pressure is reduced, the spring will again open the valve more fuel to be fed to the jets 7. Said regulator, in addition to controlling the gas, also controls the amount of air passing through the air inlets, as when the supply of gas is partly shut ofi, less heat is generated by the jets and the down draft or suction in the air inlets caused by the burning at the jets is less than when the jets are burning at full capacity.

This automatic controller is particularly advantageous in that the chambers in which the pressure means is located and in which the valve is located are separated. It is further advantageous owing to its simple and compact construction.

What we claim is 1. The combination with a radiator including sections, a pan arranged below the sections, a casing inclosing the lower ends of the sections, a portion thereof contract ing around the lower ends of the sections, and a portion depending into the pan and spaced apart from the side walls, and terminating short of the bottom of said pan, the sides of the pan terminating near and below the contracted portion of the casing, and a perforated top for the casing extending between the sections of the radiator, and luminous flame gas burners located in the pan, the'luminous flame gas burners being located in alinement with the spaces between the sections and below the sections so that the flames are out of contact therewith, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of a radiator including sections, the end sections having legs, a

casing inclosing the lower ends of the sections and being supported at its ends by the legs, a pan supported beneath the casing, the pan being supported by the legs and the lower end of the casing extending into the pan and terminating short of the bottom thereof, and burners located in the pan, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The combination of a water containing radiator including sections which are spaced apart, luminous flame gas burners for producing radiant heat located below and in alinement with the spaces between said secradiator including sections, a combustion chamber inclosing the lower ends of the sections and extending below the same, the

combustion chamber having a perforated top located between the sections, and luminous flame gas burners for producing radiant heat located in the combustion chamber below the sections and in alinement with the spaces between the sections, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. The combination of a water containing radiator including sections, a combustion chamber about the lower ends of the sections, and having its lower portion eontracted below the sections into a space of less width than the sections and its upper portion inclosing the lower ends of the sections, a perforated top for the combustion chamber extending between the sections for spreading the heated air rising from the lower contracted portion of the combustion chamber, and luminous flame gas burners located in the contracted portion of the combustion chamber, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. The combination of a water containing radiator including sections, a combustion chamber about the lower ends of the sections, and having its lower portion contracted below' the sections into a space of less width than the sections and its upper portion inclosing the lower ends of the sections, a perforated top for the combustion chamber extending between the sections for spreading the heated air rising from the lower contracted portion of the combustion chamber, and luminous flame gas burners located in the contracted portion of the combustion chamber, said contracted portion being formed with airinlets therein below the plane of theupper ends of the burners, and near the sides of said chamber, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Go 7 The combination of a water containing I radiator including sections, a combustion chamber about the lower ends of the sections, and having its lower portion contracted below the sections into a space of less width than the sections, and its upper portion extendin outwardly and inclosin the lower ends 0 the sections, a perforate top-for the combustion chamber extending between the sections for spreading the heat rising from the lower contracted portion of the combustion chamber, and luminous flame gas burners located in the contracted portion of the combustion chamber, and in line with the spaces between the sections, said contracted portion being formed with air inlets therein below the plane of the upper ends of the burners, substantially as and for the purpose described:

8. The combination of a water containing radiator including sections, a casing inclosing a combustion chamber around the lower ends of the sections and extending below the same, the casing lying close to the sides of the radiator sections and contracting inwardly and downwardly around the lower ends of the radiator sections to conform to the curvature thereof, said combustion chamber also including a perforated top extending between the sections and a contracted portion below the sections, and luminous flame gas burners located in the contracted portion, said burners being located below and in line with the spaces between the sections, the casing having air inlets near opposite sides thereof and near its bottom, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto signed our names in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Ononda a, and State of New York, this 24th day 0 November, 1914.

; JAMES F. MAGEE.

CHARLES B. HINDON. Witnesses:

S. DAVIS, J. GLAZIER.

Washington, D. 0. 

